Józef Bednarski
January 21, 1941 (84 years old) in Kraków, Poland
Józef Bednarski is a Polish former professional wrestler and bodybuilder, best known by the ring name Ivan Putski. He was given the nicknames "The Polish Hammer" and "Polish Power". Putski is a former WWE World Tag Team Champion with Tito Santana. He had a famous feud with "Superstar" Billy Graham over the WWE Championship, which led to many pose-downs, arm wrestling bouts, and long matches between the two. Other rivals included The Iron Sheik, Ivan Koloff, and Jesse "The Body" Ventura, who would refer to Putski as "Puduski" when commentating for WWE. Putski was the first Polish Wrestler to perform in WWE.
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Credits
- 2021 ·Biography: Booker Tas Self
- 2021 ·Biography: WWE Legendsas Ivan Putski (archive footage)
- 2006 ·WWE: Hulk Hogan: The Ultimate Anthologyas Ivan Putski
- 2005 ·Luscious Johnny: The Wrestleras Himself
- 1993 ·Rawas Ivan Putski
- 1986 ·WWF Wrestling Challengeas Ivan Putski
- 1986 ·The Best of the WWF: volume 6as Ivan Putski
- 1986 ·Tag Team Championsas Ivan Putski
- 1986 ·The Best of the WWF: volume 5as Ivan Putski
- 1985 ·WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: November '85as "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
- 1985 ·The Wrestling Classicas Ivan Putski
- 1985 ·The Best of the WWF: volume 4as Ivan Putski
- 1985 ·WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: April '85as "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
- 1985 ·Bob Uecker's Wacky World of Sportsas Ivan Putski (archive footage)
- 1985 ·Wrestling's Bloopers, Bleeps and Bodyslams!as Ivan Putski
- 1985 ·Best of the WWF Volume 3as Ivan Putski
- 1985 ·WWF's Biggest, Smallest, Strangest, Strongestas Ivan Putski
- 1984 ·WWE Maple Leaf Wrestling: September '84as "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
- 1984 ·WWE Wrestling at The Meadowlands: July '84as "Polish Power" Ivan Putski
- 1980 ·WWE Showdown at Shea '80as Ivan Putski
- 1978 ·The Super Bowl of Wrestlingas Himself
- 1977 ·The World's Strongest Manas Competitor
- 1973 ·The Wrestling Queenas Ivan Putski